Pioneer Featured Speaker: Catmull Story: To SIGGRAPH and Beyond! by Ed Catmull

SIGGRAPH 2025 opened its conference this August by honoring a film that forever changed the course of animation, technology, and storytelling. Pixar’s “Toy Story”, the world’s first fully computer-animated feature film, will be celebrated in a special 30th anniversary event that captures the spirit of innovation, perseverance, and creativity that defines both the film and the SIGGRAPH community.

Presented by SIGGRAPH’s Computer Animation Festival in partnership with ACM SIGGRAPH Pioneers, the tribute will be held on Sunday, 10 August 2025, at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The celebration will begin at 12:30 p.m. PDT with a featured introduction by Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar and a pioneering figure in computer graphics. In “Pioneers Featured Speaker: Catmull Story: To SIGGRAPH and Beyond”, Catmull will share personal reflections on the breakthroughs, challenges, and triumphs that made “Toy Story” possible.

Following the talk and a live audience Q&A, attendees will enjoy trivia and giveaways before a special 4K screening of “Toy Story”, transporting audiences back to where the magic — and CG revolution — began​​.